Somerset · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Environment & Climate in Somerset

The local climate — how much rain the area gets and how warm or cool it tends to be.

A warmer climate than the Tasmanian average defines Somerset, where the typical minimum temperature is far above the state figure. The area sees 970mm of annual rainfall, which is a little above the state average.

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📍 Somerset, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Somerset sits — Average annual rainfall

970
  • 0–71: 0 areas
  • 71–143: 1 area
  • 143–214: 16 areas
  • 214–286: 35 areas
  • 286–357: 32 areas
  • 357–429: 45 areas
  • 429–500: 78 areas
  • 500–571: 149 areas
  • 571–643: 210 areas
  • 643–714: 288 areas
  • 714–786: 217 areas
  • 786–857: 198 areas
  • 857–929: 98 areas
  • 929–1,000: 125 areas
  • 1,000–1,071: 112 areas
  • 1,071–1,143: 128 areas
  • 1,143–1,214: 126 areas
  • 1,214–1,286: 133 areas
  • 1,286–1,357: 86 areas
  • 1,357–1,429: 103 areas
  • 1,429–1,500: 83 areas
  • 1,500–1,571: 43 areas
  • 1,571–1,643: 53 areas
  • 1,643–1,714: 19 areas
  • 1,714–1,786: 15 areas
  • 1,786–1,857: 9 areas
  • 1,857–1,929: 6 areas
  • 1,929–2,000: 42 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Somerset — higher than 59% of areas.

Average annual rainfall compared with the state and national average
Somerset970
Tasmania 805

Climate

Average rainfall and temperature.

Somerset is much warmer than most similar areas, with an average minimum temperature of 9.4°C and a maximum of 16.8°C. Both figures sit well above the state averages.

Sources

  • SILO gridded climate data — Queensland Government (Long Paddock), 2019–2023 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Environment & Climate in Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011081/somerset/topic/environment-climate